BIG 12 Communists?
Tommy Tuberville, the new Texas Tech head coach, made a comment during an interview this week in which he said that he doesn’t believe the new ten-team league will last long.
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BIG 12 Communists?
Tommy Tuberville, the new Texas Tech head coach, made a comment during an interview this week in which he said ...
Super Conferences
So what happens if the Big Ten expands to a 16-team conference and it becomes incredibly successful? Will it be ...
Giants Bullpen Best In MLB
In Major League baseball there isn’t that one guy on the field who constantly leads a team like a quarterback ...
NFL
What is the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy Actually Achieving? Roger Goodell’s biggest emphasis since he took office in 2006 has been the way the players in the NFL conduct themselves by avoiding conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the National Football League. But, has it actually protected the integrity of the shield? No.
The NFL and Head Injuries Baseball has steroids and the NFL has concerns for their player’s health more importantly protecting the brain.
Vince “Young” Vince Young says he made a mistake in going to a Dallas area strip club, you think?
Kyle’s Around The NFL The NFL may not be in season, but there is always news and fun things going on around the league. Here is some of the news going around the National Football League.
NBA
Talking NBA! The NBA Finals is tonight and the biggest story is the fact that the league’s flagship franchises are meeting for the 12th time.
Talking NBA! Bench Player Sports’ Columnist Jake Doerr talks about the events surrounding the National Basketball Association.
Coach Versus Talking Head Speculation no matter how much water it holds is always great fodder for journalist (talking heads, shock jocks and anyone with a platform) to talk about and Stan Van Gundy vs. Michael Wilbon is no different.
The Magic went through the Bobcats and Hawks like they were the practice squad and then hit a hot team [...]
Talking NBA! People are filled with unrealistic hopes when it comes to talking about LeBron James. The Dallas Mavericks are in the running now, okay that’s what the fans of the Mavericks are hoping. They have started up a website lebrontothemavs.com. You have to love the picture with LeBron wearing a Dallas jersey.
They try to make their [...]
MLB
Duncan Has Another Challenge Ahead of Him There is no doubt that Dave Duncan is one of, if not the best pitching coach in Major League Baseball.
He has turned Chris Carpenter into a Cy Young Award winner, Adam Wainwright into a Cy Young contender and turned around the careers of pitchers Darryl Kile and Kyle Lohse. But now Duncan has another tough [...]
Phenom in the Making There are high hopes in Washington these days.
The sports world in the nation’s capital is feeling a buzz in the air. The Wizards have the number one pick in this years NBA draft, the Redskins have legitimate quarterback in Donovan McNabb and the Nationals have a legitimate ace.
Stephen Strasburg lived up to the hype plus [...]
Marlins Taking Advantage of Perfect Game Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies aren’t the only ones feeling great about the latest perfect game in Major League Baseball history.
The Florida Marlins are taking advantage of the situation as well. Starting tomorrow, the Marlins will be selling all unused tickets from Halladay’s perfect game in Florida.
The tickets will be sold at face value. [...]
Re Thinking The Giants Bullpen Last week i wrote an article about the San Fransisco Giants’ bullpen and how dominate they are in the MLB. Since then The Giants have lost five straight games, and every pitcher got lit up in every game.
College Basketball
Nevada sophomore Luke Babbitt hires agent Luke Babbit ended his collegiate career at the University of Nevada today by hiring an agent and entering the NBA draft.
CBS-Turner will outbid ESPN for the NCAA Tournament CBS and Turner sports have created a two headed monster to take on ESPN and they will succeed. The Division 1 board of Directors meets in Indianapolis at the end of the month and they will discuss the future broadcasters and whether to expand the tournament.
Baylor-UConn beats Yankees-Redsox Last night the Baylor women met the amazing UConn women and drew a 2.6 rating on ESPN, which was a lot better then last years Stanford vs UConn game that drew a 1.9 rating. The Yankees and Red Sox met in the opening game of the MLB regular season and they controlled a 2.4 rating [...]
How the NCAA can save basketball What a 96 team tournament, that’s great, not really! I love College Basketball but if you make the tournament longer I think you have to move into the water that you as the NCAA has already made muddy, the definition of a “Student Athlete”. If you extend it you will have to look into the [...]
College Football
Bush reaches settlement in civilsuit Former University of Southern California running back Reggie Bush has reached a settlement in a civil case brought by Lloyd Lake
SEC Dominance? We all know that the SEC has the reputation of being the most dominant conference in college football. Heck! They just won their fourth straight national title, but is this comparison being looked at in accurate perspective? I’ll be the first to admit that the SEC gets the best recruits and [...]
Gator Fans Join Trend of Taking Out Billboards Last year friendsofwoody.com took out a billboard in Detroit to remind the Wolverines that they haven’t beat the Buckeyes in sometime. Well Gator nation has followed suit and rented out a billboard to remind FSU about their troubles against the Gators.
USC Vs. Notre Dame An age old battle between the powerful Trojans and the… lucky leprechauns. Okay, mascots aside, this is one of the greatest rivalries in all of football. The past decade has been somewhat lopsided with Notre Dame struggling to achieve winning seasons lately while USC has been arguably the most dominant program [...]
Misc.
We Love Sports It’s funny how sports can consume your life without you knowing. Hey I understand it, just ask my girlfriend, ESPN is probably the most watched channel on our living room TV.
Biggest Sports Divas They are the ones who need the attention. The ones who need the spotlight, the ball and the media. Brett Favre got his surgery this week to repair his ankle, which means he will most likely be back in Minnesota in 2010.
Canada’s Love of Hockey Shown Through Water Usage They have done this same test in the US during the Super Bowl and it still knocks me back at how we as humans love our competition. After the Olympics they said that 80% of Canada watched the gold medal game and that means every second of the game. (Graph after the jump)
Gatorade Gives Tiger the Axe Gatorade ended its endorsement with golfer Tiger Woods today.
